The Ultimate Retro Denim Inspiration

In Vogue'sFebruary 2016 issuewe called time on skinny jeans, and now that the original fit of non-stretch denim is back, we've rounded up our all-time favourite denim muses to re-inspire your look. From Audrey Hepburn to Debbie Harry, Cher and Jane Birkin, here's Vogue's ultimate edit of the pin ups who wear their jeans well.

The glossy leather jacket, chunky suede belt, the brows, the beaming smile and the Levi's. Here's Cindy showing us how airport style was done in the Nineties. Bow down.

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was, of course, famous for the nipped-in Givenchy cocktail dress - but her lesser-known casual style shift was just as delectable. Here's one of our favourite off-duty Audrey looks on the set of her 1967 film, 'Two For The Road'.

Studio 54 was all about the sequin-drenched glamour, right? Not for Cher. In 1977 she pulled out a western-inspired look, complete with stiff denim jeans, and by the looks of it, stole the dance floor.

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Cherrie Currie

The Runaways front woman, Cherrie Currie, showcased the appeal of second-skin non-stretch denim. Legions of fans fell in love with her, rushing to break in a pair of their own.

"Ultimately, we're all bored of the predictable skintight look [of skinny jeans]," says Jess Morris of Rockins. Their line of tough, high-waist, zero stretch styles, channelling a Seventies-era Joan Jett, arrives in store in early summer.

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Kate Moss

As much as we love Kate in her black leather trousers, when it comes to laid-back weekend wear, nothing tops her straight-leg Levi's.

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Suzy Quatro

When Suzy Quatro wasn't rocking her biker onesie, she opted for tough-girl blue denim, a faded t-shirt, and moto-jacket.

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Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder blew up on the Hollywood scene in the late Eighties as a new kind of screen pinup. Her evolving style encompassed the gothic, tomboy and grunge trends that defined the early Nineties. The wardrobe staple? Boyfriend-fit blue jeans.

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Thelma and Louise

We challenge you to sit through the entirety of Thelma and Louise and not want to hit a vintage store for a high-waist pair of stiff denim jeans. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis took ranch denim to the masses in 1991, popularising the generously enhanced denim-clad bottom in the process.